bunch\bunch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. bunched (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. bunching.] to swell out into a bunch or protuberance; to be protuberant or round. bunching out into a large round knob at one end.bunch \bunch\, v. t. to form into a bunch or bunches.bunch \bunch\ (&?;), n. [akin to osw. & dan. bunke heap, icel. bunki heap, pile, bunga tumor, protuberance; cf. w. pwng cluster. cf. bunk.]1. a protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; a hump. they will carry their treasures upon the bunches of camels. xxx. 6.2. a collection, cluster, or tuft, properly of things of the same kind, growing or fastened together; as, a bunch of grapes; a bunch of keys.3. (mining) a small isolated mass of ore, as distinguished from a continuous vein. bunch n1. a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers" [syn: clump, cluster, clustering]

2. an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd" [syn: crowd, crew, gang]

3. any collection in its entirety; "she bought the whole caboodle" [syn: lot, caboodle] v 1: form into a bunch; "the frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom" [syn: bunch together, bunch up] 2: gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "she bunched her fingers into a fist"; "the students bunched up at the registration desk" [syn: bunch up, bundle, cluster, clump]

bunch1. a bundle of twigs (ex. 12:22).2. bunch or cake of raisins (2 sam. 16:1).3. the "bunch of a camel" (isa. 30:6).

The group of mainframe computer competitors to IBM in the 1970s became known as the BUNCH: Burroughs, UNIVAC, NCR, Control Data Corporation, and Honeywell. These companies were grouped together because the market share of IBM was much higher than all of its competitors put together.

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Bunch may refer to:

Bunch (surname)

BUNCH, a group of computer manufacturing companies

Bunch (computer science), an abstract data type that can be understood as a set without the "packaging"

Noun1. a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers" (synonym) clump, cluster, clustering (hypernym) agglomeration (hyponym) knot (derivation) bunch together, bunch up2. an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd" (synonym) crowd, crew, gang (hypernym) gathering, assemblage3. any collection in its entirety; "she bought the whole caboodle" (synonym) lot, caboodle (hypernym) collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblageVerb1. form into a bunch; "The frightened children bunched together in the corner of the classroom" (synonym) bunch together, bunch up (hypernym) cluster, constellate, flock, clump (derivation) clump, cluster, clustering2. gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist"; "The students bunched up at the registration desk" (synonym) bunch up, bundle, cluster, clump (hypernym) form (hyponym) agglomerate (derivation) clump, cluster, clustering

(v. t.)
To form into a bunch or bunches. (v. i.)
To swell out into a bunch or protuberance; to be protuberant or round. (n.)
A small isolated mass of ore, as distinguished from a continuous vein. (n.)
A protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; a hump. (n.)
A collection, cluster, or tuft, properly of things of the same kind, growing or fastened together; as, a bunch of grapes; a bunch of keys.

= grupo. Ex: They are a very impatient bunch, however: knowing themselves what the technology can do, they can get a little short with obstructionists who raise non-technical objections. ----* a bunch of = un grupo de, un puñado de.* bunch of grapes = racimo de uvas.* thanks a bunch! = muchísimas gracias. (v.) = agruparse, apiñarse, amontonarse. Ex: The scene is all too familiar -- a couple hundred people, weary after their flight, bunch around the cold metallic baggage carousel, waiting for the first bags to appear.